Where does “samara” come from?
samara (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese samara, from Sanskrit समर, from Sanskrit सोमवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
samara (Balinese): battle
Definitions
- battle
Ancestry of “samara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | samara | battle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समर | coming together, meeting, concourse, confluence;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सोमवार | 'moon-day'; Monday |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |